Episode 11
The Location & Time Particle に
Learn に — the particle that marks where things are and when things happen in Japanese.
Starting a new unit on action particles. Today: に — the particle that marks where things are and when things happen.
What You'll Learn#
marks location of existence and time of actions
Location: place + に + thing が + います/あります. Time: time + に + action. Two jobs, one particle.
New vocabulary: 庭 (garden), 猫 (cat), 台所 (kitchen), 冷蔵庫 (refrigerator), 七時 (7 o'clock), 起きる (wake up), 十一時 (11 o'clock), 寝る (go to bed), 母 (mother)
Lesson Transcript#
に for Location#
Where something exists gets marked with に:
に for Time#
When something happens also gets に:
Combining に with は#
は marks the topic (mother), に marks the location (kitchen).
Summary#
| に usage | Pattern | Example | |----------|---------|---------| | Location | place に thing が います/あります | 庭に猫がいます | | Time | time に action | 七時に起きます |
Related Grammar#
- が (subject marker) — Marks what exists
- は (topic marker) — Marks the topic
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